Come out for the Oak Brook TU 2023 Fall DuPage River Cleanup Day--9 a.m. to 12 noon! Bring your river shoes or waders and join us for a morning of removing debris and litter along the West Branch of the DuPage River from Gartner Road to 75th Street in Naperville. This event is part of [...]
Breakfast Club: Meet for breakfast on Saturday morning, November 4, 2023, from about 8:00 to 9:30 am at the "Juicy-O" breakfast restaurant in Downers Grove. Provides an informal, small group atmosphere to catch up with your OBTU colleagues. Also a good opportunity for newer members to get better acquainted, and in-the-loop with what’s going on at [...]
This November, Tuesday the 14th through Saturday the 18th, Stan Zarnowiecki is planning a Steelhead fishing trip for Oak Brook Trout Unlimited members to the rivers of Northern Michigan, near Traverse City, prime time. We have reserved accommodations at a private home and guides for 8 anglers. The house will sleep up to 8 comfortably. [...]
Speakers: Chris Collier, Project Manager, & Danielle Nelson, Project Coordinator, from the TU Great Lakes Stream Restoration Program. Chris & Danielle are currently leading stream improvement work in NE Wisconsin. Topic: Danielle and Chris will update OBTU on their stream restoration and monitoring efforts. They will discuss how new monitoring projects are helping track changes [...]
Friends, Lets get together for drinks and/or food on Thursday evening, November 30, 2023, from about 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Driftwood Grille in Oakbrook. This is an opportunity for long standing members and new members alike to see old friends, make new friends or find a fishing partner. We will sit outside weather permitting [...]
OBTU will be hosting our annual holiday at a new location this year, Venuti’s Italian Restaurant & Banquet Hall The 2023 event will include a full buffet dinner with a cash bar. (This is a change from the appetizers and drinks served in recent years.) Cost is $60 per person If purchased before Nov. 25, [...]
Breakfast Club: Meet for breakfast on Saturday morning, December 16, 2023, from about 8:00 to 9:30 am at the "Juicy-O" breakfast restaurant in Downers Grove. Provides an informal, small group atmosphere to catch up with your OBTU colleagues. Also a good opportunity for newer members to get better acquainted, and in-the-loop with what’s going on at [...]
Speaker Jason Randall: Topic: 'When All Else Fails; Tactics to Catch Trout on Slow Days' Did you ever have one of those days when you just couldn't seem to buy a trout? Any Trout? Well, the truth is, we all have days when we struggle. But the way to turn a slow day into a [...]
The Illinois Council of Trout Unlimited will be hosting a show booth. See link to Expo web site for details: https://chicagoland.sportshows.com/
OBTU will be hosting a booth at the Tinley Park Show again this year. See the following link for 2024 Tinley Park Expo details: https://tinleyfishexpo.com/